Flooding adds to green belt housing development concerns

Green belt protesters have added the issue of sites earmarked for development being flooded recently to their campaign argument

Green belt campaigner Jules Cranwell at a flooded site in West Horsley, which is earmarked for potential housing development

Sites earmarked for potential development were among the places hit by the Christmas and January flooding, adding to residents' concerns about whether they are suitable locations for new homes.

Across the county, councils have made moves to address the housing shortage. Some of the land put forward by developers has given rise to worries, not just about the impact on the green belt but also about infrastructure and flooding.

The long-delayed Slyfield Area Regeneration Project in Guildford would hold 1,000 homes but, as well being hit by floods, a major access route would be from Clay Lane in Jacobs Well, which was impassable for long periods over Christmas.

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